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100 Best Books of the 21st Century (Non Pretentious Version) - Page 2

We've seen a lot of these lists recently and this is my version. You will see that these picks are not very "high brow" because I mainly read for enjoyment and I don't think that makes books any less valuable. I also focused a lot on genre fiction because I feel like those are often under appreciated by lists like these.
My limits were max 2 books per author and only 1 book in a series. I also read every book on this list.
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King and the Dragonflies (Kacen Callender)
King and the Dragonflies
Kacen Callender
42
The Last Tale of the Flower Bride (Roshani Chokshi)
The Last Tale of the Flower Bride
Roshani Chokshi
43
The Lies of Locke Lamora (Scott Lynch)
The Lies of Locke Lamora
Scott Lynch
44
Little Fires Everywhere (Celeste Ng)
Little Fires Everywhere
Celeste Ng
45
Lone Women (Victor Lavalle)
Lone Women
Victor Lavalle
46
Lonely Castle in the Mirror (Mizuki Tsujimura)
Lonely Castle in the Mirror
Mizuki Tsujimura
47
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Becky Chambers)
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
Becky Chambers
48
The Luminous Dead (Caitlin Starling)
The Luminous Dead
Caitlin Starling
49
The Martian (Andy Weir)
The Martian
Andy Weir
50
Mexican Gothic (Silvia Moreno-Garcia)
Mexican Gothic
Silvia Moreno-Garcia
51
The Milky Way: An Autobiography of Our Galaxy (Moiya McTier)
The Milky Way: An Autobiography of Our Galaxy
Moiya McTier
52
Miracle Creek (Angie Kim)
Miracle Creek
Angie Kim
53
Monstrilio (Gerardo Sámáno Córdova)
Monstrilio
Gerardo Sámáno Córdova
54
Moon of the Crusted Snow (Waubgeshig Rice)
Moon of the Crusted Snow
Waubgeshig Rice
55
My Best Friend's Exorcism (Grady Hendrix)
My Best Friend's Exorcism
Grady Hendrix
56
My Heart Is a Chainsaw (Stephen Graham Jones)
My Heart Is a Chainsaw
Stephen Graham Jones
57
My Sister, the Serial Killer (Oyinkan Braithwaite)
My Sister, the Serial Killer
Oyinkan Braithwaite
58
Natural Beauty (Ling Ling Huang)
Natural Beauty
Ling Ling Huang
59
The Night Circus (Erin Morgenstern)
The Night Circus
Erin Morgenstern
60
Nimona (ND Stevenson)
Nimona
ND Stevenson
61
No Exit (Taylor Adams)
No Exit
Taylor Adams
62
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous (Ocean Vuong)
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
Ocean Vuong
63
One by One (Ruth Ware)
One by One
Ruth Ware
64
The Only Good Indians (Stephen Graham Jones)
The Only Good Indians
Stephen Graham Jones
65
Our Wives Under the Sea (Julia Armfield)
Our Wives Under the Sea
Julia Armfield
66
Piranesi (Susanna Clarke)
Piranesi
Susanna Clarke
67
The Poet X (Elizabeth Acevedo)
The Poet X
Elizabeth Acevedo
68
The Poppy War (R. F. Kuang)
The Poppy War
R. F. Kuang
69
The Priory of the Orange Tree (Samantha Shannon)
The Priory of the Orange Tree
Samantha Shannon
70
Project Hail Mary (Andy Weir)
Project Hail Mary
Andy Weir
71
The Raven Boys (Maggie Stiefvater)
The Raven Boys
Maggie Stiefvater
72
Reprieve (James Han Mattson)
Reprieve
James Han Mattson
73
Ring Shout (P. Djèlí Clark)
Ring Shout
P. Djèlí Clark
74
Rules for Vanishing (Kate Alice Marshall)
Rules for Vanishing
Kate Alice Marshall
75
Rumo and His Miraculous Adventures (Walter Moers)
Rumo and His Miraculous Adventures
Walter Moers
76
The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle (Stuart Turton)
The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
Stuart Turton
77
The Silence of the Girls (Pat Barker)
The Silence of the Girls
Pat Barker
78
Six of Crows (Leigh Bardugo)
Six of Crows
Leigh Bardugo
79
Six Wakes (Mur Lafferty)
Six Wakes
Mur Lafferty
80
The Song of Achilles (Madeline Miller)
The Song of Achilles
Madeline Miller
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